Best RetroPie Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from game library managers ranked against RetroPie on the same published basis.
- 1RetroPie vs RomM
- 2RetroPie vs LaunchBox
- 3RetroPie vs RetroArch
- 4RetroPie vs Attract-Mode
- 5RetroPie vs Batocera
- 6RetroPie vs Bezel
- 7RetroPie vs ES-DE Frontend
- 8RetroPie vs GOG Galaxy
- 9RetroPie vs Heroic Games Launcher
- 10RetroPie vs Lutris
- 11RetroPie vs Pegasus Frontend
- 12RetroPie vs Playnite
- 13RetroPie vs Yamata Launcher
- 14RetroPie vs Daijishō
- 15RetroPie vs Gaseous
- 16RetroPie vs OpenEmu
- 17RetroPie vs SimpleOrgChart
- 18RetroPie vs Retrom
- 19RetroPie vs Forsaken
- 20RetroPie vs DKAFE
RetroPie alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RomM | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | LaunchBox | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, Windows |
| 3 | RetroArch | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Attract-Mode | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Batocera | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted |
| 6 | Bezel | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | ES-DE Frontend | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | GOG Galaxy | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Heroic Games Launcher | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Lutris | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux |
| 11 | Pegasus Frontend | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Playnite | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 13 | Yamata Launcher | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Android, Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Daijishō | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Android |
| 15 | Gaseous | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 16 | OpenEmu | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | SimpleOrgChart | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | Retrom | 5.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | Forsaken | 5.5 | No | — | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 20 | DKAFE | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
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Questions about RetroPie alternatives
What is the best alternative to RetroPie?
RomM, number 1 in game library managers with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: LaunchBox, RetroArch, Attract-Mode and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to RetroPie?
RomM is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.